Chemistry at University of Iowa

What traits are you looking for in a chemistry school? To help you decide if University of Iowa is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chemistry program.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Iowa.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Chemistry
• Doctorate Degree in Chemistry

Iowa Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Iowa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	79

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from Iowa. This makes it the #76 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from Iowa Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $31,178. This is less than $37,104, which is the national average of all chemistry majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Iowa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at University of Iowa.

Iowa Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 chemistry majors earned their bachelor's degree from Iowa. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Iowa are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Iowa Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 8 chemistry students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Iowa, about 63% were men and 38% were women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from Iowa, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa with a master's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 19 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Physics

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	550	$74,140
Chemists	380	$71,120
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Chemistry Professors	240	$94,470

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.